City Council Funds 450 for Summer Band Concerts
The council approved a 450 fund for summer band concerts directed by Irvan Rich. A band committee of Ira Welch Vic Hansen and Albert Christensen will choose venues and handle arrangements. Atlantic City Band opens the season at Sunny Side Park pavilion Sunday at 3 PM.
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Irvan Rich
Bend Committee
Ira Welch
Vic Hansen
Albert Christensen
Atlantic City
Sunnyside Park
Joseph Burnea
Bull Creek
Seven Are Still Missing in Flood Area in Nebraska
A Nebraska flood left five dead and at least seven missing after a nine to ten inch wall of rain. Homes flooded, towns like Homer and Winnebago devastated. multiple residents feared drowned and several injured. Local pools, shops, and a bank building suffered severe damage. rescue and aid requests filed with Lincoln officials.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
George Lipp
Winnebago Indian Reservation
Paul Lipp
Harry Crawford
Burlington
Winnebago
Leo Wilkie
Homer
Helen Williams
Anna Schull
Williams
May Lipp
Ella Lipp
Ella Lipp, 19, Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lipp; Lyman Lory of Winnebago
Carolin Tebo
Lipps
Louis Gatzmeyer
Peter Kautz
Wilkie
Sioux City
Orville Osborne
Lincoln
Local News Briefs From Ames Highlights Influx Of Travelers
In Ames O F Nord proprietor of Nord s L G A store was in town on business. Ellen Christensen begins assisting at Bojens hardware. Roy Hedges Donald Minor and W A McKee returned from Waterloo where they attended the state Elks convention. H C Petersen left for Nebraska then plans to work at Yellowstone park. Mina Jean Welger returns from Iowa State College to spend the summer with her parents. The Oakland degree staff conferred the third degree on Harry Richardson with about 60 present at the I O C F hall. Robert Chadwick state police radio operator returns after vacation and a private pilot license exam in Des Moines. Yearlings sold at Omaha mapped for $9 75 and dog sales reported. Lynn King and Celeste Wacker obtain a Reno marriage license. C H Gibbs visits Lincoln for summer school. Funeral services for Miss Mildred Treat set for Bryan Ohio. Mr and Mrs J A Hancox and Mrs R W Allen attend Simpson college commencement at Indianola. J Ernest Carman receives honorary doctorate. C E Cole family returns from Dallas and Idaho trip. Mrs J C Schoenthal returns from Boston after six weeks travel.
Plane weather scare ends with late arrival
A Cleveland to New York flight hit a severe storm with over half the 21 passengers sick. Passengers kept in belts as a forced landing was feared, but the trip finished only one hour late. The Boston to Des Moines return went in under a day.
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Cleveland
New York
Boston
Des Moines
Veteran Fireman Honored After 33 Years Service
Carl Phares of 304 Oak Street retired after 33 years with the Atlantic fire department. A dinner at the firemen's hall drew virtually all members to pay tribute. He received a firemen's ring in recognition of his long service.
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Carl Phares
Oak Street
Atlantic Fire Department
Phares
Ill and Injured Patients Show Some Improvement
Harold Shranger at Atlantic hospital is seriously ill with pneumonia but shows some improvement. Mrs. Ole Justesen from Maine vicinity admitted to Atlantic hospital for appendix operation. Mrs. Francis Miller of Marne admitted for medical treatment. Miss Della Brehmer, Spencer nurse, critically ill with foot infection, reported slightly improved as her mother and sister remain at her bedside. Fred Auerbach, local fireman, at Mercy hospital Council Bluffs, very low with bone disease. family summoned to bedside.
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Harold Shranger
the Atlantic Hospital
Ole Justesen
Maine
Atlantic Hospital
Francis Miller
Marne
Della Brehmer
Spencer Nurae
August Brehmer
Marie
Spencer Hospital
Fred Auerbach
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Public Library Hours Change through September
The library will close on Thursday evenings until September and remain open on all other evenings until 8 30.
Peel family returns from Gowrie trip
Massena Mrs. Robert Peel and her two children Pauline and Bobby came home Sunday from Gowrie after a three week visit with relatives. Mr Peel drove to Gowrie to spend Sunday and bring them back.
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Massena, Ia
Robert Peel
Pauline
Bobby
Gowrie
Roaring Hell in Somme Sector Amid Allied Bombardment
Paris reports anti-aircraft guns firing as German planes over west central Paris trigger air raid sirens from 1:55 to 3 p.m. In Rome, Ciano Pavolini and Muti reportedly recalled to air force service as Italy readies for renewed conflict and enacts partial blackout rules for lights and headlights.
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Ciano
Rome
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Popular Culture
Alessandro Pavolini
Ettore Muti
Fascist Party
Ital
Paris
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Roy Hedges
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W. A. McKee
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Yellowstone Park
Mome
Mina Jean Welcher
Iowa State College
C. V. Welcher
Odd Fellows
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Harry Richardson
Odd Fellows Lodge
Robert Chadwick
Lakes
Harry Barnholdt
Wiota
Martin Larsen
Warren Johnson
Harry Hines
Avoca
Reno
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Lynn King
Celeste Wacker
St. Louis
King
St. Louis Cardinal
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Pacific Coast League
Della King
E. H. Busse
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Birch Street
Ieft
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S. W. Treat
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Emma
J. A. Hancox
R. Walter Allen
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Columbus
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Dallas
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Caldwell
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Poplar
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